Cotton-harvester.



EATENTED JUNE 9, 1908.

W. Es RIGKBY. CQTTONHARVBSTER. APPLICATION FILED .TUN-B 15, 1907i 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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W. IE. RICKEY.

SUTTON HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED .TUNE 15, 1907.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed. 'une'l, 1907. Serial No. 379,208.

\ Io all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, WILLIAM E. RieKEY, citizen of the TJiiited States', residing at Rocky, in the county of lVashita, Oklahoma, have invented certain -new and useful Imf provements in Cotton-llarvesters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention compreliends 'certain new and useful improvements in cotton harves' ters, and the invention has for its object an improved construction of revolving cylinder adapted to be carried over the iields and revolved upwardly and rearwardly from the ground, as it travels forwardly, so as to strip the cotton and bolls from the stalks and deliver the saine over the upper and rear end of the cylinder, for instance, u on a traiis Figure l is a plan view of my cotton harl vesting machine the casing-,cr 'body portion of the cylinder being emitted; Fig."2- is a transverse sectional view' of the cylinder Fig.'y

3 is a plan view'of one vend ofgthe cylinder; and, Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view thereof. Corresponding and like parte'fare referred to in the followingdes'cription' and indicated in 'all the views oi the drawings by the same reference characters.

My invention comprehends a cotton harvesting cylinder which embodies a drisiii'ig and supportiiigshaft 1extendinghorizontally,

as shown, spiders or radial arins 2 secured in spaced relation on the said shaft or axis, and circular heads 3 secured to the ends of said arms or spiders the body of the cylinder be` tween said heads being preferably formed of Wire mesh or similar foraminous or reticu lated material 4.

5 designates a series of transversely ei;- tending rods journaled at their ends in lthe heads 3to,turn about their longitudinal axes,

any desired number of said rods being einloyedandspaceil Vat'any predetermined or esiredintervals around the body of the ovlor a full understanding of theinvention inder. Each one of these rods 5 carries aseries of stalk strip )ing fingers 6, as clearly illus trated in the t rawiiigs, said. ingers or teeth being of any desired length and number. A pair ofarms 7 is connected to each rod 5, preferably at the ends thereof, and the ends ofsaidarms 7 carry rollers 8 adapted to travel in the partially circular, and artially eii'cuitous or can'illike track-we 7s '9 eid in a stationary .manner by the framework i0 at the ends of the cylinder. fis clearly illustrated in lig. 2, lea-h of these tracker/aye embodies near the rear side of the cyiinder a reveisely curved portion "il which merges at one end into a straight vertical portioiil. This latter portion merges at its lower end to an inwardly extending portion 13 disposed .at right angles to the portion l2, said portion 13 in turn communicating with an outwardly and downwardly inclined portion. '14 which communicates with Vthe other end of the major circular portion of the track-way. By means of this peculiar formation of track way, it will beseen by reference to the drawingsthat the several series of teeth or fingers will be held in a position forward -orvin advance of the several radii extending through their inner or sup orting rod ends, as the cylinder rotates int ie direction of the dart in Fig. 2i, This position is maintained, so long as therbllers 8 are travelingin the circular' "poitfnsof the tracleways mit lieingncted 7thatsuch circular portions are concentric with the cylinder and that the arins 7 are longer than the distance between the cylin-l der and the circular portions oi" the trackways, so that" the rollers 8 will drag behind their respective 4rods 5 and cause the several series of teeth orfingers 6 to assume .such a position that they will iroperly sweep upwardly and forwardly t rough the cotton stalks and strip thejcotton and bells from the telis, as the cylinder .is transported over the ie c.

ln order that the stripping lingers or teeth 6 may clear the framework of the transversely traveling conveyer l5, or other iranieworlf.,.as they come .te 'the rear portion of the ycylinder their traverse, the irregular areprovidcd, :it lacing noted, illustrated .in F" T2, that such lportions ci tlietra-clfiwayzs transversely upward so es to clear the framework; second, the straight portions t?,

will be Seen that Cil l dirt und. riish will ho.

.laterally transverse conveyor 15 :ietufited by .this l'iiiiotioii :iiid would he will hold the ier-lli upright is they desc-@iid lii' enough. 'te olk f hr 'iranien/forli; llio iiixi, iiid. im rdiio portions I- ol the i'i'ziolvxi'iiys will lili, "-12 ii-olli ilowiiwiiiidly; und the next i'iiid rosirmtrilljv .-iiid domi- Wnrdly inc-,lined sharply in iiii upward direction so is lo reverse the position oll tho ports :uid prepare the series oi lofili lor i'esiiiiiinig their forwziidly inclined position, just iis they hegin to Sweep upwardly through the gri'iwiiig' plants.

lt is to ho ui'idcisliood duit Cotton harvesting ey liiid any suitable 'triiiiiowoil' any desired iiiiiiiuer. iii tho present iiistanee, iloi' the purposes of illustration, l. here shown :it the rom' olC the cylinder the iiiy iiiiproyiid er iimy he eziriiod oi'i :ind hie-operated iii any suitable ii'ieiiiis, (not shown) :uid iidiipted to convey the cotton iii the holls to :my desired receptacle. The friiiiieworl; lo ol this conveyor, :is Well :is the l`riiiiioii'orl( ol.' the lizirvostiiig eyliiider 'iiiii'y he carried iipoii it wheeled truck having :i 'l'roiit :iixli 1.5 with traveling wheels lll. (hie ol the traveling wheels may he pri'widod with zi sproelwi, iif'heiil 19' ifo'iiiiriftod hy :i rhiiiii lll to a, siiiii liii wheel 21 ofi the shalt '.22 joiiriiiiled iii ihit liziii'ieworli und oxtiiidirig transversely thoreo'li. A 'geni' wheel 23 iiiiiy he iiioiiiited oii this sliiil't 122;', sziid girar Whool, iiioshiiig with zi, Similar wheel "J4: oi'i the roiiiitei'sli:il't- 25.

The eoiiiiter-slizi'l' 25 may riirry :i spi'oifkot Wheel uomini-tod hy the spio'icliol; ohiiiii 2T;

with. the Sprocket wlieol il oii thi* sliiil't l so :is to drive the cylinder.

2S) dosigiiittos :i diiilt heiiizi which xiii-ij.,y hr yproviilod with at siif'iiiiglodrro 5() ii/iid whii-h may guido the iiiiiifhiiio by iiiiiiiis oi" tho Steering bar-'oi' rod il to whielr thorriir traveling :md steiriiii oi' coltor whirl ."l is s cured. 4

Froiri 'the foregoing drsiriptioii iii, iwoiinoctieii with th x :ii-oiiiiipfiiiyiiig driiiriiigs, it l.l have providod ii, Voizy simple, duiuhle zuid. oi'iizioi'it roiisiiuriioii oll cotton liiiii'islii'igy i'yliiidii wliirh will ellos tiiiilly :istrip thi: oltoii .ind hulls l'ioiii thi Cotton stalks is tho iiiiirhiiio is drivoii ovvi'l the: fields hy :iii ellis-,lively :ii'rziiigird siiios ol"v stall( strii'ipiirig doviifos iii'ihodyiiig'thi rods 5, the teeth or liiig'ers i thi :iiiiis und rollers il :ind tho i,i'iirl -r.':iy l), tho sovoriil portions of trliioh iffiiii'ot to produire tho ihfsirod move-- tioii or oowi' ol' tho hiirvifslor i'yliiidoi', lino zillowrd lo l'iili ihroiie'h :lud ho sopzii'iited 'when ihe voilou is gii'liered, while .'i, solid izoviii' would not porl'oi'iii ohvioiisly very iiiuoh hifivioi'. 'lho iiii'o mosh holly portion olleirtiiiilly provo-ids rolloii l'roiii hifiiij` thrown loose l'ioiii' the teeth ind heiiig portions il will tilt the iiriiis i i i l i i i i i i i i i l dropped through betr-109D the rrods and `servo ihriiddiiioiiiil l'imet`ioi1, es above stated, of sri'roiiiiig the line dirt :tud 'trash from the; ifoi'oii,

lili ving ilius described the invention, what is rhiiiiiod iis new is:

l. iii u. cotton harvester, the combination oi' ii horizontally disposed revoluble cylinder, :if sup )ort therefor, means for rotating Seid ifyli'iiiicr, :i series of shafts 'mounted in said ryliiidei, for a, partiel turning movement ro iiiivo thereto, a. series of stalk stripping teeth carried hy each of said shafts, arms soi-umd io the respective shafts, rollers em@ ried oy siiid iiriiis, traeksways and supports therefor, seid. truck-ways having circularporiioiis concentric with the cylinder and other portions, one of Wliieheurv'es iefersely i'roiii one i-iid ol' the eylinilrieal portion and thencey extends downwardly and again inii'iiridy, and 'i'iiiiilly downwardly and rein*- ix'iirdly sind eoiiiirumieetes with the other iiid oi' the ryliiidi'ieiil portion.

2. lo ii rotloii hi'irvesier, ii stalk stripping cylinder, roiisisiiiig Nil'. it supporting and :irl iiiiiiiigi' shzil't, riieiihir heads keiiiried there hy, iiiid 'ii ri-,tii-iilzitod holly portion, a, series ol rods ioiiiiiiilod iii siiid heads to turn about their longitudinal iixos, it series ol' stalk strippingV iroih fiirriod hy @zieh of siiid rods, rglrk-iwrvs iiioiiiitod, within the ends ol' the4 cylinder, :t support for siii'l.triiol \v;tys, iiims siieiirod to tho respective rods, und rollers diri-ivd hy smid arios :uid hiiviiig 'iiiovoiiieiit iii :mid ii'ricli-wiiy's. A i

Ji. lu :i rottoii harvester, the eoiiihiiiiition'- ol' :i horiz/.oiltally-disposed rovohihlo cylinder, ii. support on 'whirh smid cylinder is mounted, iiiiwiiis l'or roiitiiii siiid eyliiider, :t series of rods iiioiiiilrd 'iii siiid4 oyliiidoi.' l'oi' zi partiel iiiriiiir; iiioviioient rohitivi. thereto,- stellisirippiiig lirth riiiried hy seid rods, iiims secured to the respective rods, :uid stationary lriirli- .viij/,f's iiiii'l supports therefor, said track;- wziys havingr i-/ii'oiihii )ort/ions ooiieontrie with the eyh'iidrr mid other portions, one'of which iiiirrs roi/orsely from one end of, the ryliiidrml portion mid thence extends downs wiii'dly :uid iiigziiii inwardly :ind finally down.-

und coiiununicittes with the other rfid ol' t siiid :iriiis living1 guided'iii said taflkwityy iiiid hrhr; l'oiiigii' thiiii the distance between the triirh-wiiys :ind the cylinder, es mit for ihr. piirposo sel; forth. I

fi. lii ii, oottori harvester, the eoiiihiiiiition ol' :i hoi'ixiiiitallydisposod. ievohil ii. siipfiort thorofor, inoiuis l'or rotating said ryliiider, ii, series ol' Arods .mounted in said i \/liiii,lor loi' :i piirtiiil tiiri'iiiig iiioveiiiont stripping tei-th rziiried hy mich ol' siiid rods, si trims `Vorsrly extending i-.oiivi'ijer iiioiiiiled iii the v riiiii oi' this oyliii'dor iiiiioloso to the :saillie i `Xiezti' the upper [iliiiiithereof, meu-ii.; for hold- )le ey liiideii", i

ingsaid rods with the teeth projecting from 10 and a,l retieulated body portion, a series of rods mountedin-said heads, and stalk stripping teeth carried by said rods and project- 111% out through the body of said cyllnder.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. RICKEY.

Witnesses: l

vGEORGE WI'MILLER, HUGH A. Fox. 

